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Northern Greece Panorama

Starts in

Athens

Duration

9 Days

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Route

Athens, Thessaloniki

Travel through time into Greece’s historic past. Visit Athens famous Acropolis, Delphi’s marble monuments set in magnificent scenery, Meteora’s stunning monasteries precariously balanced on towering rock columns, multicultural Thessaloniki and the great Alexander’s Macedonia. MULTI CITY VACATION - Scheduled departures - 9 days/7 nights land program. Includes 3 nights Athens hotel stay with half-day city tour, a half-day tour to Cape Sounion and 5 days/4 nights tour of Northern Greece (this short escorted tour is operated locally in English).

Includes

Hotel room accommodation at suggested hotels or similar
Meals per itinerary; (B) Breakfast, (L) Lunch, (D) Dinner
Sightseeing: per itinerary
Travel funds escrow protection program
Professional tour director throughout the tour

Excludes

Personal expenses
Optional tours
Transfers not mentioned in the itinerary

Itinerary

Day

USA-Athens

Enjoy a relaxing overnight flight to Athens.

Day

Athens-Arrival

First Class: Herodion or similar hotels

Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Enjoy a free day to explore this historic city.

Day

Athens

First Class: Herodion or similar hotels

Enjoy a morning city tour of Athens included in your program. You will visit the famed Acropolis followed by a drive through the most important highlights of this city. This afternoon, enjoy a complimentary half-day Sounion tour. (B)

Day

Athens-Delphi-Meteora

First Class: Amalia Hotel Kalambaka or similar hotels

Depart this morning for Delphi via the picturesque village of Arachova and visit the archaeological site. Continue to Kalambaka - a small town situated at the foot of Meteora. Dinner and overnight at your hotel. (B,D)

Day

Meteora-Thessaloniki

First Class: Mediterranean Palace or similar hotels

This morning you will visit the Meteora Monasteries which are perched on top of huge rock formations. Continue through the striking plain of Thessaly and the valley of Tempi. Admire Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece and home of the 12 Gods in Greek mythology. You will arrive in Thessaloniki late afternoon. (B,D)

Day

Explore Thessaloniki

First Class: Mediterranean Palace or similar hotels

Enjoy a morning tour of the second largest city of Greece and visit its unique monuments. This multicultural city offers the visitor an array of Christian churches, Byzantine monuments as well as Jewish and Ottoman cultural sites. You will have the afternoon at leisure. (B,D)

Day

Edessa-Naoussa–Vergina-Veria

First Class: Mediterranean Palace or similar hotels

Today take a journey into Alexander’s Macedonia. At your first stop in Edessa you will visit the waterfalls. Proceed to Naoussa and visit the site where Aristotle's School taught ‘The Doctrines of Morals and Politics' to Alexander the Great and Macedonian youth. Continue to Vergina and experience its unique museum, created in the Great Tumulus covering the royal tombs of Macedonia. Your final stop will be biblical with a visit to Saint Paul's Bema and a stroll through the old Jewish neighborhood and the colorful markets. Return to Thessaloniki for dinner and overnight. (B,D)

Day

Thessaloniki-Pella-Thermopylae-Athens

First Class: Herodion or similar hotels

Visit Pella this morning - the capital of Alexander the Great. See the exquisite floor mosaics of the 4th century B.C. villas and the new museum. Proceed to the Archaeological Park of Dion (sacred city of the Macedonians) for a visit. You will stop at Thermopylae to see Leonidas' Monument before arriving in Athens late in the afternoon. (B)

Day

Athens-Return

After breakfast make your own way to the airport for your next destination. (B)